This important grand division in the Greene county domain is one of the newer townships and was named after Dawson, an early settler and prominent citizen. It is one of the north tier of townships, lying between Paton township on the east and Highland on the west; has raliroads [sic railroads] on three sides, all outside of its boundaries. Having no village of its own, the trade of its people goes to Jefferson, Paton, Churdan and Farnhamville, a town just over the line of Calhoun county. "Dawson" orginally [sic originally] had more than its just proportion of wet land, and the early day roads were of the bottomless sort during the spring and fall season, but drainage has lifted the farms out of the mud and made travel a pleasure. Some large families have been raised in this township. One man with twelve children was explaining how himself and flock "made ends meet" all right by saying that himself, wife and all the children were contributors to the general good--they worked. The Benjamin of the group, a bright three-year-old, said: "Yes, sir; I tan pit up chips." History points out that such a spirit as that compels success. One of the fine characters Dawson sheltered for many years was Dr. E. S. Woody, a loyal disciple of the Friends church, and he was broad enough to be everybody's friend. He was a great worker in the Sabbath school realm and for years was the president of the County S. S. Association. He was a "sunshine" man, who carried the fruits of his religion in his face and his presence in a sick room was better than medicine. There is only one church in the township and that deserves special mention. In the spring of 1879 the first family of Friends settled in the vicinity. Clayton and Phebe Brown and four children. In August, 1880, Rev. William Roberts, his wife, Elizabeth, with two married sons and their wives and three minor children came from Richmond, Indiana, and settled in the township. A schoolhouse was erected that year, and the second Sabbath after its completion the first Friends' meeting was held within its walls, the first of the denomination ever held in the county. Services have been regularly maintained ever since. Other families of the same faith came in, and in 1882 the sect was strong enough to establish a monthly meeting. In the middle 80's a handsome church building was erected and large congregations were gathered under the ministrations of Rev. William Roberts, who was the pastor for years. One was the infant room as an annex, where the babies were made at home, so the mothers could attend the services. Mrs. Sisson, who has been pastor for some time, resigned this fall.